BNSF donates to restore 'rescued' Park murals
<p>This restored mural depicting the Grinnell Lake area in Glacier National Park measures 48 inches by 77 inches and is the smallest of 15 Park lodge murals acquired by the Hockaday Museum of Art. The bigger murals are nearly 13 feet long.</p>
The Hockaday Museum of Art will receive a $10,000 donation from the BNSF Railway Foundation to help pay for the restoration of 15 “rescued” Glacier National Park murals.
The murals were originally created to decorate lodges in the Park, but they were discarded when the lodges were remodeled.
Leona and Robert Brown, of West Glacier, saved the murals, which were passed down to their granddaughter Leanne Goldhahn and her husband Alan. Leanne donated the murals to the Hockaday in memory of her grandparents.
The first two fully restored murals are on permanent display at the Hockaday in the mezzanine gallery.
BNSF Railway Foundation president Zak Andersen will visit the Hockaday and present the donation in person.
Anyone interested in contributing to the restoration of the remaining murals can call Hockaday executive director Liz Moss at 406-755-5268 or e-mail director@hockadaymuseum.org. For more information, visit online at www.HockadayMuseum.org.